Red Cube Cave House

 

When I was thinking of a cave house, the landscape of rock formations of Cappadocia, which I saw during my travels, reminded me of the shape of a cube. I was inspired by the designer Larry Bell who designed the red cube. In this piece, the photo taken by me shows my idea for a cave house’s placement in Cappadocia. First by sketch trials, I made investigations on how well is my understanding of cave houses. Then inspiring from Bell’s red cube I made my final work red cube cave house by watercolor.

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